How To Hide Wiring For Wall Mounted Speakers

Conceal with flex tubing.

How to hide wiring for wall mounted speakers.

Now place the wire right above the staple and then fasten the tie. Place a tie on the wall where you want speaker wire to be held before stapling the tie across the middle. Finish em with a coat of paint and you re good to go. Center the holes 8 to 10 in.

Then push a stiff wire such as wire from a coat hanger up from the basement and use it to pull the speaker wire down into the basement. Measure the length of the cords you want to conceal then measure and cut flex tubing to match the length. Use an awl to punch a hole in the ceiling so you can run the speaker wires. Measure and mark the distance out from the wall.

Drop it down the inside of the wall fish out that weight at the bottom of the wall pull it through the front where the carpet is tie the speaker wire to it shove it back into the wall then pull up the fishing wire speaker wire up the inside of the wall and back out the hole that was drilled behind the speaker. Mark the location of the studs with pieces of tape. Dimensions go from 1 1 8 x 1 1 8 to 5 25 x 5 625 inches leaving dead space between the molding and wall to hide wires. You can trim excess tie lengths with a pair of scissors.

Do this every few feet. Since you re not stapling the actual speaker wire there s no risk of damage. Wrap around the wires. First cut holes in the wall to accept junction boxes.

From the floor and you ll be able to drill down into the basement with a spade bit and extension.